basket case

美 [ˈbæskɪt keɪs]英 [ˈbɑːskɪt keɪs]
  • n.经济状况极差的国家(或机构);精神失常的人;无适应能力的人

复数: basket cases

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noun

1

经济状况极差的国家(或机构)
a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad

2

精神失常的人;无适应能力的人
a person who is slightly crazy and who has problems dealing with situations

basket case

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (经济或金融)困境
    If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.

    The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.

    这个国家长期失业严重、犯罪猖獗,经济几近瘫痪。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 精神失常者
    If you describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are insane.

    You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.

    如果我告诉了你这件事,你会认为我脑子进水了。

  1. You 're going to think I 'm a basket case when I tell you this .

    如果我告诉了你这件事,你会认为我脑子进水了。

  2. A student who studies too hard for exams may not eat , sleep or play , for so long that he becomes a basket case and must be sent to the hospital .

    为了考试而用功过度的学生,也可能不吃、不睡、不玩,时间久了,成了无力自理的人,只好被送进医院。

  3. The country was an economic basket case due to civil war .

    请看例子:(那个国家由于内战的关系,经济瘫痪。)

  4. How about now ? Are you still a basket case ?

    我刚来美国的时候,也是个basketcase。

  5. So why 'd you ever hire a basket case like me ?

    那你为什么还要雇佣象我这样的废人?

  6. Europe is not quite the basket case it was a few years ago .

    如今的欧洲已经不再是几年前那个毫无希望的人。

  7. That manager have been a basket case here since his wife left him .

    自从太太离开他后,那位经理就变得意志消沈。

  8. Before the Troubles , Northern Ireland was an economic basket case .

    在70年代动乱之前,北爱尔兰在经济上处于完全瘫痪状态。

  9. If Thais are not careful , the country could become the next Asian basket case .

    如果泰国人不谨慎行事,该国可能会变成亚洲的下一个绝望之地。

  10. The country , critics argued , was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs .

    批评者称,与其他尝试类似计划的欧洲国家不同,马耳他在经济上并非一团糟。

  11. I 'm afraid my uncle 's stressful job has turned him into a basket case .

    我担心叔父的压力沉重的工作会使他变成一个毫无气力的废人。

  12. And the Soviet Union managed a world-class space programme , yet was an economic and political basket case .

    而且,虽然前苏联掌握了世界一流的航空技术,但其经济与政治体系仍千疮百孔。

  13. Vietnam , long seen as an economic basket case , is not far behind with projected growth of 6.1 per cent .

    长期被视为经济凋敝的越南不会离预期的6.1%增长率太远。

  14. They made me wait so long for the interview that I was a basket case by the time I finally got called in .

    他们让我等了很久才和我面谈。

  15. Each of us is a brain , an athlete , a basket case , a princess and a criminal .

    我们每个人都是书呆子、运动员、神经病、公主和罪犯的集合体。

  16. North Korea 's economy , once hailed as a miracle , was written off as a basket case .

    北韩的经济,曾经被誉为一个奇迹,被注销的,作为一篮子的情况。

  17. Yet trying to turn its large , western neighbour into a basket case is also not a great long-term option for Russia .

    然而让本国西面的庞大邻国陷入一团糟,对俄罗斯并非长期上策。

  18. When Carl ran off with Brandy , you saw what a basket case I was .

    当Karl和Brandi跑了你知道我那时的情况。

  19. Finland leads all the competitiveness rankings but the economy is a non-recovering basket case - and it has a strong populist party .

    芬兰在所有竞争力排名中都处于领先位置,但其经济已陷入复苏无望的窘境——该国还有一个强大的民粹主义政党。

  20. Meanwhile , Russia is a basket case , increasing the desire of Russian oligarchs to avoid exposure to a falling ruble .

    与此同时,俄罗斯深陷危机,从而增加了该国寡头规避因卢布不断贬值而带来的风险的意愿。

  21. CEOs who inherit a basket case or who hit crises on their watch can demand a little more forbearance from shareholders .

    那些接手一个烂摊子、或在任内抵制危机的CEO们,可以要求股东再宽容一些。

  22. That might seem crazy , especially given the likelihood of sanctions that can only cripple further North Korea 's basket case of an economy .

    这看似疯狂,特别是考虑到如果国家遭到封锁的话,朝鲜摇摇欲坠的经济会进一步不堪重负。

  23. Launders , 27 , said she has spent most of the year " like a basket case " despite seeing a therapist once a week .

    27岁的朗黛丝说,尽管她每周去理疗一次,她今年过的大半日子像个四肢不全的废人。

  24. Detroit has been a fiscal basket case for decades , thanks to a toxic brew of bad governance , high crime , and a shrinking population .

    底特律财政吃紧的状况已经存在几十年了,主要原因在于政府管理不善、犯罪率居高不下以及人口的日益萎缩。

  25. LL : They aren ' 't mad at me anymore , but my mom is a basket case because my sister will be graduating soon .

    basketcase?Basket是篮子的意思,你妹妹快要毕业。

  26. I mean , I know that you shouldn 't wear a pink shirt with green pants , but beyond that I 'm pretty much a basket case when it comes to picking my wardrobe .

    我的意思是我知道粉色短袖不能搭配绿色裤子,但是在从衣柜里选衣服穿的时候,我是个白痴。

  27. Once written off as a basket case , this country now has an average annual economic growth rate close to five per cent . It is self-sufficient in food and has a large manufacturing sector that employs more than a million women .

    尽管孟加拉国一度被视为无可救药,但该国目前年均经济增长率接近5%,不仅实现了粮食自给,还拥有庞大的制造业,逾100万妇女在其中就业。

  28. In Europe , the long-standing basket case of the industry , Alitalia , is also burdened by a large fleet of old MD-80 short-haul jets , and it is largely unhedged against the soaring oil price .

    在欧洲,长期以来一直苟延残喘的意大利航空(alitalia)也有大量老式麦道80短途飞机,并且基本上没有对油价飙升进行对冲。

  29. Another aim was to apply the new model using real market basket dataset case study to assess its effectiveness .

    本文的另一个目的是将提出的模型应用到真实购物篮分析中,以评估其有效性。